To determine if you have a healthy
waist to hip ratio, use a measuring tape to measure the
circumference of your hips at the widest part of your buttocks. Then
measure your waist at the smaller circumference of your natural
waist, usually just above the belly button.

Research shows that people with "apple-shaped"
bodies (with more weight around the waist) face more health risks than those
with "pear-shaped" bodies who carry more weight around the hips.

This test should be used as a guideline and is based on information found in The
Section of Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, University of Southern California
School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Change the default values to your own and click on Calculate to
determine the WHR (Waist to Hip Ratio).

Begin here:

Waist To Hip Ratio Calculator

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